Photographer's Note

The atmosphere of Louvre Museum in one of its rooms. In foreground you can see famous masterpiece "The Clubfoot" by Jusepe de Ribera.

Ribera's The Clubfoot depicts a young beggar from the streets of Naples. He poses proudly, grinning at the viewer with his crutch slung over one shoulder, like a rifle. The young boy holds a piece of paper which reads in Latin: "Give me alms for the love of God. "

The Clubfoot evidences both a general 17th century interest in "low-life" subjects (thanks to Dutch and Flemish genre pictures and Caravaggio's paintings) and an interest in the "freakish": dwarves, cripples, jesters, and so forth, as well as Ribera's own personal interest in the bizarre.

Congratulations on your 200th picture. Very beautiful shot captured inside the museum where I see some beautiful paintings. Nice to see many people looking at them intensely. I like the atmosphere and soft colors.

Hello Obidius! I like the clean lines and the simplicity of architecture inside of Museum with atmosphere of Louvre and paintings !
And of course there is no doubt for childrens and interest
A fine point of view and the subject is well framed by frame in frame, rich colours and fine details!
Best regards
Georgios

Congratulations for your 200th picture on TE.
You took a very nice interior shot with a lot visitors to the nice exposition.
Excellent perspective and depth picture with the paintings in background.
I like your picture lovely with the colors, sharpness and clarity are also perfect
Very well done, TFS.